Biggest question: why would anyone want to play a remake ofPokémon Crystalon the Game Boy Advance whenHeartGoldandSoulSilveralready exist on the DS? A lot of reasons, it would seem.
Pokémon Liquid Crystal, a massive hack ofPokémon FireRed, has been in development since 2007, around whenDiamondandPearlfirst landed. You might have heard of it over the years, but if you haven’t, it almost completely clears all the data from theFireRedROM and loads the space with tons of new goodies that rival even the DS entries. There are now three regions to explore, 386 Pokémon to capture, 20 gym badges to earn, recreated sprites from scratch, all new music, and a bunch of story twists compared to the originalCrystal.
On the game’sdevelopment page, you can grab the current build, Beta 3.1, but you’ll need either a flash cart or a GBA emulator to play, obviously. I salute such a monumental task, and I hope Poké-fans can get a lot out of such a passionate, fan-driven endeavor.
Editorial: A developer’s diary on recreating Pokémon: Crystal for the GBA[NeoGamr]
